Ocracoke, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 769
Males: 377 (49.0%), Females: 392 (51.0%)

Hyde County

Zip code: 27960

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.4 years
Median household income: $34,315
Median house value: $186,600

Population by Race

Races in Ocracoke:

• White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
• Hispanic (2.0%)
• Black (1.7%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)
• Other race (0.7%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (21.8%), Irish (18.3%), German (15.3%), Ukrainian (5.2%), Scottish (4.6%), Italian (3.6%).

Elevation: 2 feet

Land area: 9.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ocracoke

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ocracoke CDP

• Never married: 17.2%
• Now married: 64.9%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 6.3%
• Divorced: 9.7%

0.7% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ocracoke:

• PUNGO DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 53 miles; BELHAVEN, NC)
• CARTERET GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 60 miles; MOREHEAD CITY, NC)
• OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL INC,THE (about 62 miles; NAGS HEAD, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ocracoke:

• CHERRY POINT MCAS /CUNNINGHAM FIELD/ (about 64 miles; CHERRY POINT, NC; Abbreviation: NKT)
• CRAVEN COUNTY REGIONAL (about 74 miles; NEW BERN, NC; Abbreviation: EWN)
• PITT-GREENVILLE (about 104 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ocracoke:

• OCRACOKE ISLAND (about 2 miles; OCRACOKE, NC; Abbreviation: W95)
• BILLY MITCHELL (about 26 miles; HATTERAS, NC; Abbreviation: HSE)
• HYDE COUNTY (about 31 miles; ENGELHARD, NC; Abbreviation: 7W6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ocracoke:

• COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; JACKSONVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,237)
• EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 16,633)
• PITT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,072)
• ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 120 miles; VIRGINIA BEACH, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,083)
• TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 122 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
• NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 122 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,820)
• OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 127 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 13,330)

Public primary/middle school in Ocracoke:

• OCRACOKE (Students: 94; Location: 1 SCHOOLHOUSE RD; Grades: KG – 12)